On occasion, it is of vital importance to consider how little we know about the spinning rock we all live on. Take coral ...

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A powerful X-class solar flare erupted on June 19, disrupting radio signals and potentially setting the stage for geomagnetic ...

A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas has exploded, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky. The company says the ...

The level of CO₂ in the atmosphere peaked globally at the mean of 426 parts per million in March, up from 423 ppm a year ago, and surpassed 430 ppm at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. The ...

Along with nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus, iron is essential for the growth of microscopic phytoplankton in the ocean. However, a new study led by oceanographers at the University of ...

A map of sensor data as part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System is displayed Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. Joshua A. Bickel / AP Maritime community and military rely on system data ...

A year later, he is now in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, sailing from the north Oregon Coast to Hawaii. Here's what to know about Widger and how to follow his journey. Why Oliver Widger is ...

Guam and Hawaii are part of the second and third island chains, respectively, under a U.S. containment strategy to restrict Russian and Chinese military access to the Pacific Ocean.

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Scaly sailors may have made a record-setting oceanic voyage. Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in North America floated across the Pacific Ocean. Clinging to vegetation washed into the sea ...